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October 17, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.14.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING and SHARK TANK each gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did BLUE BLOODS.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s telecast of the Blue Jays vs. Indians BASEBALL PLAYOFFS game led Friday cable at 1.10.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH returned at 0.80.  On Adult Swim, THE ERIC ANDRE SHOW gained 0.06 to 0.57.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games had Duke vs. Louisville at 0.54, and Mississippi State vs. BYU at 0.48.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER rose 0.07 to 0.46, and HIGH MAINTENANCE was up 0.05 to 0.18.  Disney had 4 shows in the Top 20, the primetime GIRL MEETS WORLD and LIV & MADDIE respectively at 0.43 and 0.31, and the 9-10AM MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE and LION GUARD at 0.37/0.30.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES slipped 0.02 to 0.32, and BURGERS, BREW & QUE was up 0.05 to 0.31.  HGTV’s HUNTING VINTAGE was at 0.27, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was also at 0.27.  Syfy’s Z NATION ticked up to 0.26, and the newly-renewed VAN HELSING was up 0.02 to 0.17.  History’s DOOMSDAY climbed 0.04 to 0.23.  On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP was steady at 0.20.  OWN’s FOR BETTER OR WORSE held at 0.17. Cinemax’s QUARRY remained at 0.05.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday October 14, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MLB ALCS: BLUE JAYS/INDIANS TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 183 1.10 4,110
2 GOLD RUSH: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 126 0.80 2,853
3 ERIC ANDRE SHOW ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.57 1,141
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: DUKE/LOUISVILLE ESPN 6:58 PM 175 0.54 1,881
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: MISSISSIPPI STATE/BYU ESPN 10:16 PM 234 0.48 1,474
6 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 9:53 PM 23 0.47 1,395
7 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.46 1,695
8 GIRL MEETS WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.43 1,726
9 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 11:03 PM 42 0.39 1,188
10 DEADPOOL HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 108 0.37 856
11 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.37 1,329
12 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.32 1,090
13 LIV & MADDIE: CALI STYLE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.31 1,507
14 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.31 1,407
15 BURGERS, BREW & QUE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.31 906
16 LION GUARD DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.30 1,183
17 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,561
18 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.30 1,648
19 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.28 1,395
20 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.28 1,307
21 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,321
22 HUNTING VINTAGE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 1,196
23 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.27 1,575
24 OPEN SEASON: OPEN SEASON NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 120 0.27 1,074
25 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,229
26 Z NATION SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 803
27 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.26 1,337
28 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,471
29 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,136
30 REGULAR SHOW THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.25 877
31 BREAK HBO PRIME 9:48 PM 12 0.24 571
32 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.23 1,407
33 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 625
34 DOOMSDAY 10 WAYS WRLD END HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.23 866
35 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.22 1,368
36 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,231
37 NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 856
38 ON THE RECORD WITH BRIT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,875
39 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.20 670
40 SUSPICION INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 776
41 HALO EFFECT, THE NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 30 0.20 679
42 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,104
43 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,168
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.20 1,496
45 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.20 476
46 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,698
47 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,736
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.19 1,245
49 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 58 0.19 451
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,877
51 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,608
52 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,048
53 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 410
54 HIGH MAINTENANCE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 28 0.18 487
55 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,553
56 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,162
57 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,155
58 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,558
59 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 613
60 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.17 429
61 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,095
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,771
63 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.17 399
64 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.17 684
65 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,450
66 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.16 460
67 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,599
68 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.16 357
69 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,528
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 327
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,793
72 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:45 PM 60 0.14 386
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 288
74 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 871
75 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: I THINK I LOVE MY WIFE COMEDY CENTRAL 8:55 PM 125 0.14 286
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 341
77 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,573
78 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,338
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 347
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 932
81 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,170
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,014
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 946
84 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.12 259
85 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 268
86 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 250
87 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 309
88 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 936
89 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY JUNIOR 9:20 AM 25 0.12 427
90 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 666
91 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 299
92 HALF HOUR COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 30 0.12 264
93 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,028
94 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 963
95 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.11 320
96 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.11 182
97 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,005
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 917
99 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.10 260
100 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 363
101 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: CHICAGO/NASHVILLE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:02 PM 167 0.10 312
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,055
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 955
104 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.10 230
105 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 566
106 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.09 206
107 AUGUST RUSH HBO PRIME 3:05 PM 114 0.09 257
108 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 945
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 888
110 TOP 10 NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.09 176
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 276
112 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 26 0.09 269
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 273
114 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 483
115 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:16 PM 44 0.09 237
116 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 247
117 FANTASY AND FRIENDS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.09 193
118 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L: MINNESOTA/LA SPARKS ESPN2 9:00 PM 136 0.09 363
119 HALF HOUR COMEDY CENTRAL 12:30 AM 30 0.08 202
120 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.08 178
121 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.08 202
122 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.08 185
123 LOUISIANA FLIP N MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 432
124 UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ER DISCOVERY LIFE CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 232
125 REAGAN: ASSASSINATION ATT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 438
126 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS NBC UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.07 151
127 SCARE TACTICS GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.07 188
128 BARRETT JACKSON: N/A VELOCITY 7:00 PM 180 0.07 304
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 252
130 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.07 139
131 NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUAL L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:01 PM 89 0.07 475
132 COP CAR HBO PRIME 1:00 AM 88 0.06 183
133 MIFFYS BIG AND SMALL NICK JR 2:00 PM 30 0.06 272
134 ABANDONED VICELAND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 122
135 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.06 128
136 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 141
137 NBA PRESEASON   L: CLEVELAND/CHICAGO NBA-TV 8:00 PM 141 0.06 167
138 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN2 1:00 AM 34 0.06 151
139 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.06 128
140 GOOD EATS COOKING CHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.06 213
141 MICHAELA HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 199
142 SCARE TACTICS GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.05 182
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 235
144 THIS IS LIFE HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.05 194
145 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.05 147
146 QUARRY MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 50 0.05 165
147 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 1:34 AM 29 0.05 126
148 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.05 230
149 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 8:00 PM 60 0.05 146
150 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 203

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.